reviews
Toshiba Satellite A300 and U400
28 Aug 2008 | MIS.Online | Jan BirkelandIt's that time of year again, and by that I mean it's time for Toshiba's bi-annual update of its notebooks in both the consumer and business ranges.
Canon FS11 and HF10 video cameras
07 Aug 2008 | MIS.Online | Jan BirkelandHere, we look at two of Canon's new super-compact, flash memory-based video cameras.
Acrobat 9 hints at makeover
29 Jul 2008 | The Australian Financial Review | Peter MoonIf you are a graphic artist, printer or publisher, Adobe's new Acrobat 9 may be a godsend. We wouldn't know.
JumpBox builds path to open-source world
15 Jul 2008 | The Australian Financial Review | Peter MoonPssst! Wanna buy a seven-buck computer ? That's the value proposition from JumpBox Inc, an outfit that combines open-source software and virtual computing, and hopes to make a dollar along the way.
Carbonite online backup
08 Jul 2008 | MIS.Online | Jan BirkelandOnline backup services aren't new, but very few of them are user-friendly and simple.
Lenovo X300 notebook
30 Jun 2008 | MIS.Online | Darren GladstoneLenovo's buttoned-up Thinkpad X300 ultraportable notebook computer may not have the MacBook Air's super-slim and Spartan style, but after firing up the X300, it's hard to not love this laptop.
Palm Centro smartphone
20 Jun 2008 | The Australian Financial Review | John DavidsonPalm's new Centro gadget can tell you everything you need to know about a prospective partner.
Myvu Crystal glasses
13 Jun 2008 | The Australian Financial Review | John DavidsonThey're finally here: a set of glasses that allows you to be transported to the most magical of televisual places in the dullest of circumstances.
Logitech Squeezebox Duet
30 May 2008 | The Australian Financial Review | John DavidsonLogitech's new Squeezebox Duet digital music system throws out a challenge to the Sonos system, hitherto the guiding light and daily Bread of audio streaming systems, that many can't live without.
Porsche Design P9521 mobile phone
23 May 2008 | The Australian Financial Review | John DavidsonNothing says "I love you (and I don't want to know about all the other lovers)" quite like giving your cheating husband a mobile phone with a biometric lock on it.
Canon EOS 450D
16 May 2008 | The Australian Financial Review | John DavidsonTweaks in Canon's latest SLR model indicate the pace of digital advances is slowing, and that's not such a bad thing.
HTC Touch Cruise mobile
09 May 2008 | The Australian Financial Review | John DavidsonSome people reckon mobile phones can kill you - that is, if you take their GPS navigation directions literally.
Hasselblad H3D II
02 May 2008 | The Australian Financial Review | John DavidsonIf you have $45,000 to spend on your next camera, you've got a few options (to say the least). You could buy 90 or so point-and-shoot cameras, carefully line them all up on tripods and take the mother of all panoramas.
Fujitsu LifeBook P8010
24 Apr 2008 | The Australian Financial Review | John DavidsonThe standard weight of an ultra-portable notebook PC nowadays is 1.3 kilograms, give or take.
Sony Handycam HDR-SR12E
18 Apr 2008 | The Australian Financial Review | John Davidson.Whether it's your dog or a hubcap, this Handycam's facial recognition feature will keep the subject in focus.
LinkSys DMA2200 media centre extender
11 Apr 2008 | The Australian Financial Review | John DavidsonThe new LinkSys DMA2200 Media Centre Extender, a device that streams TV, videos, music and photos from your Windows PC to your TV screen, is definitely in the worth-waiting-for camp
Lenovo ThinkPad X300 vs Apple MacBook Air
04 Apr 2008 | The Australian Financial Review | John DavidsonLenovo and Apple take very different approaches to creating an ultra-light notebook, with contrasting results.
Sigma DP1 compact camera
28 Mar 2008 | The Australian Financial Review | John Davidson.Sigma's DP1 is Michael Jackson past and present. It's kind of tragic, and it's jaw-droppingly good, and both at the same time.
Logitech Harmony One universal remote
20 Mar 2008 | The Australian Financial Review | John DavidsonYou'll never have to get off your backside again - and if you do, this all-in-one time saver will punish you.
Olympus Mju 1020
14 Mar 2008 | The Australian Financial Review | John Davidson.If you mainly want to shoot and recognise humans, Olympus's compact Mju 1020 offers some effective technologies.
